Heaven Land Devotions - Harmless Shadows of Influence

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There was a time that David was fleeing for his life from King Saul. David and his men were hiding out in the deep part of the cave. King Saul did not know David was in there and went in to relieve himself.

David's men encouraged him to kill him because God told him He would deliver him into His hand. David did not kill him but cut a piece of his robe off. As soon as he did that it says, "David's heart smote him." We would consider what he did as nothing really. Yet David's heart was sensitively harmless.

It was that day that King Saul said to David, "I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand."

It was said of Jesus that He was "Holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners and made higher than the heavens." Heb.7:26. Jesus told His disciples: "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves." Matthew 10:16.

Finally, Paul tells us to "blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke." Philippians 2:16. There is a silent personal influence, like a shadow, that goes out from everyone, and this influence is always leaving impressions wherever it touches. Harmless is not weakness of character.

Rather it is king-like, noble, beautiful and Christ-like. It is by living a beautiful life of holy harmlessness that we bless the world.

"There are times when nothing holds the heart but a long, long look at Calvary. How very small anything that we are allowed to endure seems beside that Cross."
-Amy Carmichael